*Chop, chop, chop*

 

Inside the house, I am now sitting at one of the seats surrounding the dining table near the kitchen, as Mother Zenith and Aunt Lilia gets all busy as they are cooking and preparing for our tutor's welcoming party.

 

*Clack*

 

The door to the exit is opened, and behind us stands Father Paul which is bringing a filled tied sack.

Paul :"I'm Home, Honey". He walks closer to me as he pats me in the head while looking at Mother Zenith approaches us two. "Here's what you asked for, anything else?"

 

*Chu~*

 

Mother Zenith kisses him on the cheek, and it fills my heart with joy that it is such a harmony in this house.

Mother :"Thanks, hun' !". She also kisses me on the cheek as her beloved offspring is cute and all that.

 

Paul :"Well, you'll have to thank our upcoming guests for it". Father Paul points at the door, in which there are actually some silhouette of someone I'm fond of. "Laws, Bea! Come In!"

 

*Creak*

 

Mister Laws in his usual attire with his bow nowhere to be seen waves his hand at us while bringing his own kind of sack.

Laws and Bea :"Excuse me / Excuse us for the intrusion". Miss Bea is also waving her hand at me, is also in her farming attire not wearing the hat.

 

Mother Zenith closes in on them as I am now in Father Paul's hand.

Zenith :"Oh, come in, please!"

 

Since the sack might contain some ingredients with the help of them two, I figure that it might be more than just bringing Sylphy back.

Me :"Father? Are they here to pick up Sylphy?"

 

He pats me roughly in the head as he drops me to the floor carefully.

Paul :"Well, as their child is going to learn Magic with our help, of course they're here to celebrate!". He looks at Mister Laws with a sense of camaraderie in his eyes. "And, as a thank for having you saved from that attack from back then". He leaves me on my own, as he goes to them and joins the conversation.

 

Now bored with no one to talk to, I figure that it's best I join with the ones upstairs.

As I am nearing Aunt Lilia, I might as well go and see what's cooking with the smell seeping into my nostrils.

 

I look at a pot that is being heated up, with the maid chopping down some carrots just near it.

Lilia :"Hmm? Is there something you need, Young Master?". As always, she acts cold and distant despite me being a literal child that might be afflicted with her attitudes.

 

I peak at what's inside, and see a rich color of yellow with meat and vegetables being cooked, and I can't wait to taste it tonight.

Me :"Nothing, Miss Lilia, I'm just curious on what this i-"

 

Lilia :"Ngh". I retract my head as to see what happened with the housemaid being hurt by something, and one of her finger got some blood from the knife she was using.

 

I approach her as I recite back the process of Healing via Silent Casting.

Lilia :"Young Master?"

 

*Whoom*

 

I let out some little particles than when I replicate Mister Laws on the fly, as this much cut isn't that hurtful.

Me :"Are you alright, Miss Lilia?"

 

She widens her eyes from the shock of me just applying Healing to her finger, which then turn into a sense of relief with her patting me on the head with the other hand.

Lilia :"*Chuckle*. Yes I Am. I Thank You, Young Master Eynor"

 

I try to hold her hand, and it is quite cold but still smooth as Mother Zenith's.

Me :"No problem". With her done doing the patting, I feel like I want to go up so I don't disturb anyone down here. "Take care, Miss Lilia, Bye!". She waves at me as I go up the stairs, and vanishes from their sights.

 

A Magic tutor, I don't really know whether we need one since Rudy is there to learn and there's Sylphy who we can bring to learn with together, but then again, she's a graduate of some magic academy from somewhere across the mountains.

And the fact that she is constantly drops her jaw one after another showcase of our magic and the knowledge we had about it, makes me rethink whether she is going to fit with our family, and I just hope that she's qualified for the job.

 

I approach the room next to ours on my right, and I reach my hand to twist the handle, but I hear some chatter inside. 'Almost got myself being put in a freaky situation now, didn't I?'

 

As I don't want to have any kind of misunderstanding, I touch my knuckle to the door.

 

*Knock-knock-knock*

 

Me :"Miss Roxy? Do you need help inside?"

 

Roxy :"(faint) N-no no, I'm good but, thanks for the offer, Eyn". She sounds like she's in the middle of something, so I'll leave her be.

 

Me :"Just call for us in the next room if you do". I walk to my room as I know what I'm going to be doing today.

 

*Ker-chak*

 

I see Rudy is now making some Earthen figure alongside Sylphy who's really trying her hardest to understand what's he doing.

Rudeus :"So this goes like this, you got it?"

 

*Whirring*

 

She looks at Rudy in utter awe, before turning to face me.

Sylphy :"… No?… "

 

I closes in on them, with Rudy's spiraling Earthen element to his making, that is a person.

Me :"It means you just had to focus what you want to make, right?"

 

He nods without seeing me, as he is putting his utmost focus at his figure making.

Rudeus :"Right~. And I'm almost done here"

 

Me :"So what are you-…". The shape of the clothes, hair and detail of the body despite it having no color whatsoever, it points me to the one learning beside him. "You're making, mini-Sylphy?"

 

Rudeus :"Eyn~!". He looks at me frustrated like spoiling the one who should be surprised on a gift.

 

Sylphy :"Really?!". She is beaming with pure innocence, though I can care less on what ruckus they'll be having.

 

Rudeus :"Eyn~!". He is frustrated, and I can see him planning to make a move that'll be some kind of payback, but I can only encourage him by putting a bad face with my tongue out.

 

*Ker-chak*

 

Since both room are occupied, I got myself curious whether the farthest room of the 5 books has changed, and I proceed to walk on to the destination.

 

It has been quite some memories that I've made within these weeks, and I wonder if the time comes when we two will have to separate from each other and go on with our own journey.

 

*Ker-chak*

 

As I look inside the room, there's a little bit of dust near the window as it shows the outer view of the red vibe the sun is giving as it rides down from the sky, making it around 4 to 6 P.M.

 

Now that I feel safe and unrestricted, I began to sit down on the wooden floor, and clear my mind out from any straying thoughts wandering within.

 

*Inhales, Exhales*

 

I am no Cultivator of some Dantian within my body, nor am I a Buddhist who is phasing it's own existence to temporarily to praise its God.

The reason why I'm doing this is to not let go of my old behaviour of 'resting' from anything and let your body go of the world for at least 15 minutes or so.

 

My vision starts to clear the bulging white cells that pulses every second, and I let time passes through until I feel like it.

 

*Whoom*

 

Entering my mind, I feel as if I'm just a stray wisp, in search of interest in the world.

No sounds from outside nor inside is heard, marking it as a successful attempt as always.

 

And so I just floats here, in this dark void of mine.

 

. . . Serenity . . .

 

. . . Solitude . . .

 

. . . Solemn . . .

 

At some point, I feel a sting on my worldly body, and it retracts me from staying inside any longer.

 

*Whoom*

 

My body feels restored from the fatigue of doing my bodily work today, and I stretch myself as I am warming my body after leaving the void.

 

What feels like seconds may turn out to be minutes past 15, so I quit my resting session and open my eyes as I see how's the sun doing behind me, which isn't visible anymore but its light is still showing.

 

Rudeus :"Took you a while, dude". I turn to see my brother who's waiting for me sitting at one of the chairs inside.

"Come on, I need your help on getting the bath tub ready"

 

I stand up and wipes some dust that has accumulated on me from the room.

Me :"Can't you just conjure one from Earthen magic?"

 

Rudeuw :"My Mana's empty, and I'd rather not have some leaks if it flops". He swings the door wide open, and signals me to follow him. "Come on now, we all got sweaty with this heat so the quicker we have the guests bathe the better"

 

An impure thought seeps in my mind, and since we're both guys, I have the most accurate guess one can deduct.

Me :"… You just want to have a peak at them, don't you?"

 

He shrugs his shoulder while showing his back away from me.

Rudeus :"Whatever do you me~an?"

 

I hold the door's handle as I am begrudgingly tired of his other demeanor hidden from the others.

Me :"*Sigh*. Let's go then, you perv"

 

*Ker-chak*

 

. . .